Aaly Trio
Biography by Joslyn Layne
Swedish free jazz group
AALY Trio was formed around Umeå natives Mats Gustafsson (reeds) and Kjell Nordeson (drums) in the mid-'80s, after they
had been collaborating for a few years. The earliest recording of AALY is one
track, "Albumblatt," which documented the group's late-'80s
incarnation with bassist Niklas Billström and appeared on the compilation Sounds: Contemporary Swedish
Improvised Music.
1995 brought new bassist Peter Janson to the group and, a year later,
Chicago reedsman Ken Vandermark was on board as a permanent guest.
The chemistry of this group explodes into passionate and exciting albums filled
with such energetic urgency the band can cover Ayler's "Ghosts" (and they do, twice), and
it fits right in with the other material. Their debut full-length, Hidden in the Stomach, came out on Silkheart in 1998. The
next two albums, Stumble and Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe, were released by Superchunk guitarist/vocalist Mac McCaughan's small imprint Wobby Rail. Gustafsson launched his own label, Crazy
Wisdom, which released the group's 2000 recording, I Wonder If I Was Screaming, a release that unfortunately
failed to find wider release or distribution.
Discographie
1996 Hidden
in the Stomach Silkheart http://www.silkheart.se/
Mats Gustafsson Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Peter Janson Bass
Kjell Nordeson Percussion, Drums
Ken Vandermark Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor
1998 Stumble
(Live) Wobbly Rail http://www.wobblyrail.com/
Mats Gustafsson Flute, Sax (Tenor), Fluteophone
Peter Janson Bass
Kjell Nordeson Drums, Drums (Snare)
Ken Vandermark Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor)
1999 Double
or Nothing Okka Disk http://www.okkadisk.com/
Hamid Drake Drums
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Bass
Mats Gustafsson Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Kent Kessler Bass
Kjell Nordeson Drums
Ken Vandermark Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Mixing, B-Flat Clarinet
1999 Live at the Glenn Miller Café Wobbly
Rail http://www.wobblyrail.com/
Mats Gustafsson Reeds, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Peter Janson Bass, Bass (Upright)
Kjell Nordeson Drums, Drums (Snare)
Ken Vandermark Clarinet, Reeds, Sax (Tenor)
2000 I
Wonder If I Was Screaming Crazy Wisdom, Universal Music
(Sweden)
Mats Gustafsson Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Peter Janson Bass
Kjell Nordeson Drums,
Ken Vandermark Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
2000 Alter
Schlachtof, Wels, Austria CD1 AUD
CD 1
5 TRACKS.....62 MINUTES
2000 Alter
Schlachtof, Wels, Austria CD 2 AUD
CD 2
3 TRACKS.....30 MINUTES
Mats Gustafson Reeds
Ken Vandermark Reeds
Kjell Nordeson-drums
Peter Janson-bass